33M voters have been run through a Trump administration citizenship check
19 hours ago
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- #voter-verification
- #SAVE-tool
- 33 million voters have been checked for citizenship status using the Trump administration's revamped SAVE tool.
- The upgraded SAVE tool allows election officials to use the last four digits of voters' Social Security numbers, along with names and dates of birth, to verify citizenship or death status.
- Concerns exist about data security, privacy, and the accuracy of the SAVE tool, with many states hesitating to use it due to unanswered questions.
- The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has not responded to congressional inquiries about the system, raising transparency issues.
- Some Republican-led states, like Ohio and Louisiana, have started using SAVE to identify and remove inactive or noncitizen voters from rolls.
- DHS is encouraging states to use SAVE by making grant money contingent on its adoption, but concerns remain about data storage and access.
- President Trump's administration has taken steps to assert control over elections and collect voter data, raising fears about misuse.
- USCIS has not provided detailed evidence on the accuracy of SAVE, leading to worries about false positives and wrongful voter removals.
- Louisiana's use of SAVE identified 79 likely noncitizens who voted, representing less than 0.003% of the state's registered voters.
- Election officials and voting rights groups stress the need for caution and transparency when using SAVE to avoid disenfranchising eligible voters.